Chicago Homeowner With Concealed-Carry License Shoots Suspected Garage Intruder

Overview

• Police responded early Saturday to the 5100 block of South Loomis Street in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood.
• CPD reports the homeowner confronted a 59-year-old breaking into a garage and shot him in the right calf.
• The wounded man was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center and was listed in good condition.
• Authorities confirm the homeowner holds a valid concealed-carry license.
• Area One detectives are leading the case, charges are pending, the suspect’s name has not been released, and outlets differ on the time, citing about 2:39 a.m. or just before 5 a.m.